In the French Market, setting up shop and breaking it down is all in a day's work for hundreds of vendors. But some said they were not able to do their jobs Wednesday because half of the market was closed off.

Charles Garrison was one of the lucky ones. Because of his tenure at the market, he was able to get a prime location to sell his goods but that was not the case for everyone.

"A lot of vendors were not able to get any space selection," Garrison said."Many of them were unable to get space to they had to end up getting credit for their day."

Half of the space at the market is being used to host a gala ahead of this weekend's Creole Tomato Festival.

"If you are a vendor it's very difficult to lose a day's work," Garrison said.

Officials with the French Market said events like the gala and festival bring more attention and ultimately more tourists.

They said vendors were notified and that they tried to plan the gala to minimize disruption.

"We chose Wednesday as the day to do the gala for a couple of reasons. It's the slowest vendor day of the week. So we would have the least impact possible on the vendors," said Jon Smith, director of the French Market Corporation.

Still, to make up for the space that was closed off, vendors were allowed to set up in other areas.

"Nobody was put out of work. Nobody was kicked out of the market. Everybody who came to the market today to vend was given a chance to do business," Smith said.